Addis Ababa What's on
Jean-Loic Le Quellec on African rock art
14 April 2010. Jean-Loic Le Quellec, prehistorian, anthropologist, ethnologist and research director at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), gives an overview of rupestrian art in Afric...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Barazani multicultural night at the Alliance Française
14 April 2010. The April edition of the monthly Barazani multicultural night at the Alliance Fran
Dar Es Salaam What's on
22 April 2010. International School of Tanganyika counsellor Marine de Labriolle gives a presentation on the impact on expatriate couples of living abroad.
Originally from France, de Labriolle has...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Book club at the Alliance Française
23 April 2010. Share your favourite book in French at the resource centre at the Alliance Fran
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Drums and marimbas by Gerard Bruno
8-24 April 2010. French musician and woodcarver Gerard Bruno presents 100 drums and marimbas (a type of xylophone) made by hand in a traditional way. Bruno has lived in Tanzania since 1988. Opening 8...
Addis Ababa What's on
Mickael Selassie and Konjit Seyoum exhibition
13-26 April 2010. Joint exhibition of work by two prestigious Ethiopian artists, Mickael Bethe Selassie and Konjit Seyoum.
Born in 1951 in Dire Dawa, Selassie is known for his sculptures and relief...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Theogene Niwenshuti dance performance
29 April 2010. Choreographer and dancer Theogene Niwenshuti from Rwanda performs with guest singers and dancers from Tanzania, the United States and Norway. 19.00. Entry Tsh5,000/Tsh2,000 children and...
Maputo What's on
18 March-30 April 2010. The Creative Block is the result of an ongoing art project involving emerging and established South African artists. It consists of a series of works each measuring 18x18 cm th...
Nairobi What's on
El Tayeb Exhibition At Le Rustique
9 April-2 May 2010. Mixed media work by El Tayeb, who is widely considered the most talented Sudanese artist based in Nairobi. Here colourful works on paper, canvas and textiles explore the cycle of l...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
30 April-7 May 2010. French artist, theatre and fashion designer Berengere Brooks explores the themes of motherhood, womanhood and our working spaces in Conversations, a mixed-media exhibition includi...
Maputo What's on
Subterranean Rhythm and Blues (STRAB) festival
27-30 May 2010. This festival in Ponta Malongane in southern Mozambique brings together top bands and committed music lovers in an exclusive venue. The festival opens with a beach party and performanc...
Nairobi What's on
26 June 2010. The annual marathon in Lewa Conservancy in central Kenya sponsored by mobile telecommunications provider Safaricom is open to a maximum of 1,000 athletes, who will compete in the full ma...
Cape Town What's on
Ernest Hemingway's Library is an exciting once-off sale for book, movie and music-lovers and collectors.
Cairo What's on
African photographs by Jaime Mota
29 March-29 April 2010. This exhibition displays recent works by the internationally acclaimed Spanish photographer Jiame Mota, who in this series depicts Africans in their daily life at school, at wo...
Lagos What's on
3-5 April 2010. The first edition of the Lagos carnival includes a beauty pageant on 3 April, a children
Accra What's on
Wisdom 'Wiz' Kudowor exhibition
24 March-24 April 2010. This exhibition features a selection of recent canvases by the Accra-based artist Wisdom 'Wiz' Kudowor, whose works recall traditional Ghanaian paintings and explore the themes...
Cape Town What's on
Cape Town International Jazz Festival.
3-4 April 2009. The Cape Town International Jazz Festival, now in its tenth year, presents a host of South African and international artists and a range of musical styles, from classical jazz to Afro-...
Cape Town What's on
3-4 April 2010. The 11th edition of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival presents a host of South African and international artists and a range of musical styles, from classical jazz to Afro-pop,...
Accra What's on
1 April 2010. After his trilogy Love, death and the devil, a piercing story of destructive passion, the German-Turkish director Fatih Akin presents a new, more philosophical film, The Edge of Heaven....
